University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Ended the spring season on top of the depth chart at placekicker ... Could also help out on kickoffs ... One of two individuals to be selected as a most improved special teams player.

As A Junior (2010): Participated in each of the first eight contests ... Ranked third on the team in scoring with 34 points ... Connected on all four field-goal attempts with a long of 39 yards ... Converted a team-high 22-of-24 extra-point tries ... Kicked off 16 times for an average of 59.2 yards with two touchbacks ... Hit 39-yard field goal on the final play of the third quarter in 24-21 come-from-behind victory at UC Davis ... Kicked off twice in that contest, averaging 67.5 yards ... Opened the scoring in win over Missouri S&T with a 36-yard field goal to close out the first drive of the game ... Had two touchbacks and averaged 63.8 yards on five kickoffs in Kentucky Wesleyan victory the previous week, also hitting an 18-yard field goal for the only points of the fourth quarter ... Posted final points in Nicholls State win with 28-yard field in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter.

As A Sophomore (2009): Had to sit out the year after transferring to school in time for the 2009 spring semester.

Alabama Highlights (2007-08): Spent two seasons with the Crimson Tide, but did not appear in a game ... ’Bama went 12-2 and played in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in ’08, ending the season ranked sixth in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today in the national polls ... Tide went 7-6 his first year with the program after defeating Colorado 30-24 in the PetroSun Independence Bowl.

High School Highlights: Lettered in both football and soccer at Hoover HS ... A three-time first-team all-state selection ... Helped the Buccaneers win the state 6A title his junior season — they would return to the championship contest the following fall ... Connected on 7-of-11 field-goal attempts as a senior, made 9-of-11 tries his junior year and was 11-of-12 on field goals as a sophomore ... Longest field goal of his high school career was 56 yards ... Also played club soccer with the Vestavia Steamers, helping the squad to state championships in 2005 and ’06 ... Scored the match-winning goal in a 3-2 decision over Mountain Brook the second year.

Personal: Full name is Jordan Ross Means ... Born Jan. 21, 1989, in Hoover, Ala. ... Son of Irene Means ... Older brother, Patrick, kicked but did not letter at Mississippi from 2002-04 ... Favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys ... Favorite athlete is Tiger Woods ... Favorite subject is political science ... Also recruited by Florida, Auburn, Southern California, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Oregon State and Hawaii ... Recruited by UAB and Memphis to play soccer ... A public relations major.